Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013

Today in the News Media

Today in the News Media is a synopsis of some of the most prominent coverage of OSU people and programs. Inclusion of any item constitutes neither an endorsement nor a critique, but rather is intended only to make the OSU community aware of significant items in the media.

Beverly Law, professor of global change forest science at Oregon State University, said in an email that her research in Oregon showed that despite more fire, the amount of carbon stored in forests continues to increase. (see also Idaho State Journal)

Non-Profit & Volunteer Fair: Meet representatives from over 50 local and national nonprofit and government organizations representing a wide variety of fields who are seeking OSU volunteers, interns, and employees. Feb. 6, noon to 3 p.m., MU Ballroom. Three breakout sessions will be offered between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.. See http://oregonstate.edu/cce/fair for more information.

OSUsed Store Food Drive Discount: Come to our monthly evening public sale Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 644 SW 13th. Bring 1-2 food donation items for 10 percent off or 3+ items for 25 percent off your purchase. Personal purchases must be made during public sales, but departments may shop on most weekdays; learn more on our website.

College of Forestry Soup Lunch: Come and enjoy a variety of soups, breads and baked goods provided by the WSE Department in support of this year’s food drive. Wednesday, February 6, noon to 1 p.m., Richardson 2nd Floor Knuckle. All proceeds go directly to Linn Benton Food Share.

Webinar: Using Social Media in the Classroom, with Kimmy Hescock (TAC). Social media (Facebook, Twitter, G+, etc.) permeates many aspects of our daily lives, so why not the classroom as well? This webinar touches on the use of social media in higher education today and offers some ideas of how you might utilize it in your own classes. Wed. Feb 6, 2-3 p.m. Register here: http://bit.ly/UhNCGz

SIFC Budget Presentations: The Associated Students of Oregon State University (ASOSU) will present their budget to the Student Incidental Fee Committee and receive a tentative fee level. Currently their budget is set at $20.42 per student/term, respectively. Their presentation will be Feb. 6 at 6:45 p.m. in the MAC Room in McAlexander Fieldhouse.

NEW! Student Art Show: LaSells Stewart Center will be hosting the Corvallis School District Student Art Show through Feb. 11. The show features art from Adams, Garfield, Hoover and Mountain View Elementary Schools, Cheldelin and Linus Pauling Middle Schools and Corvallis and Crescent Valley High Schools. A reception will be held Feb. 6 from 6 to 7 p.m.

Upcoming Events

NEW! Soil hand texturing: The Association of Graduate Soil Scientists (AGSS) will have an open lab for training hand texturing skill of soil. Feb. 7, 5 to 7 p.m., ALS 00018. $3 fee. There will be a challenge quiz of estimating texture and winner will get a prize! This money will be donated to Nippon International Cooperation for Community Development (NICCO) who is continuously supporting the devastated area by East Japan Earthquake.

NEW! Webinar: TAC.FM, with Mark Dinsmore (TAC) & Stevon Roberts (TAC/CTL). Drop in on our Friday morning TAC Technology webinars. Each week we will take a look at technologies of interest to teaching faculty at OSU. Check out our program offerings, topics and show notes at http://oregonstate.edu/tac/tacfm. Fri. Feb. 8, 10 to 10:50 a.m. Register here: http://bit.ly/UhNKG4
NEW! Music a la Carte: The Lyric Trio: A musical journey through English and American poetry, songs for soprano, oboe and piano. Noon, Feb. 8, MU Lounge.

NEW! Piano concert: Corvallis-OSU Piano International presents the second concert in the 2012-2013 Steinway Piano Concert Series. Israeli pianist Inon Barnaton will perform on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. in the LaSells Stewart Center. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. OSU students and youth ages eight through 18 are admitted for free.

“Free and Easy” Biochemistry: At the Feb. 7 meeting of Triad, OSU’s faculty and staff club, Kevin Ahern (aka the singing scientist), will discuss his approach to science education. Triad will meet in the MU, room 109A, from noon to 1 p.m. Guests are welcome to attend free of charge and pay $11 if they have lunch. Contact Nick Houtman, 541-737-0783, to save a seat.

Celebrity Chef at Lunar New Year: On Thurs, Feb. 7. Food Network personality and acclaimed chef Jet Tila will be demonstrating his cooking technique and his recipes with time to meet with students, OSU staff and faculty and the general public. Marketplace West’s Ring of Fire, live cooking demonstrations: 12:30-1 p.m. and 6:30-7:15 p.m. and meal service: 11-1:30 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Meal cost: $9 at the door.

NASA Student Symposium: The Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium will host the 2013 NASA Student Symposium on Friday, Feb. 8, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. in the Memorial Union Journey Room. The Symposium features a morning poster session and afternoon oral presentations by student interns, scholars, and teams. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, http://spacegrant.oregonstate.edu/student-symposium.

Professional faculty to meet with President Ray and Provost Randhawa: Professional faculty are invited to attend a conversational meeting Feb. 11, 3 to 4 p.m. in the MU Journey Room. This meeting will be recorded and can be viewed at http://live.oregonstate.edu.If you have questions or suggestions for discussion, contact Andrea Bisson (andrea.bisson@oregonstate.edu).

PCOSW general meeting: The President’s Commission on the Status of Women (PCOSW) welcomes all to a general meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. in MU206. As a direct link to President Ray, PCOSW actively helps women on campus to succeed, creates awareness of women’s issues, and investigates and advocates against sexism and institutional sexism. Please visit http://oregonstate.edu/leadership/pcosw/home

Meet with Ed Ray: The Faculty Senate invites all faculty (academic, research and professional) to participate in a small group session with President Ray on Feb. 12 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. This is an opportunity for faculty to share their concerns, suggestions and experiences. To register for this session, please access the form at https://secure.oregonstate.edu/facultysenate/reg/sml_grp_ses2013/

Lectures and seminars

NEW! Science Lecture: Feb 13, noon, Ballard Extension Hall 200. “Economic impact assessment of innovation: Analysis lessons from ag biotech” by Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes is an Endowed Professor of Agribusiness Strategy and the Director of the Economics and Management of Agrobiotechnology Center at the University of Missouri.

NEW! Impact of genetically engineered crops: Public lecture, Feb 13, 7 p.m., LaSells Stewart Center, Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes is an Endowed Professor of Agribusiness Strategy and the Director of the Economics and Management of Agrobiotechnology Center at the University of Missouri. Global Economic Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops: Who are the Winners and Losers?

Africa Initiatives: Join the next Africa Initiatives Meeting, Tue., Feb. 19 from noon to 1 p.m. in Heckart Lodge – 2nd Floor Conference Rm with speaker Todd Pugatch, Department of Economics, “Bumpy Rides: School to Work Transitions in South Africa.” View more information about the Africa Initiatives or, if you have questions, please contact Julie.walkin@oregonstate.edu.

Food drive events

NEW! Soup, Glorious Soup!: Join the Foreign Languages Department in Kidder 210 every Wed. during the Food Drive, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for soup, soup, soup! Bring a monetary donation and/or packaged food to donate to Linn-Benton Food Share if you can! Automatic payroll donations are the best way to give to this important cause! Feb. 7, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

NEW! College of Education Raffle: Prizes include jewelry from Alta’s Antiques and Designs by OC, gift cards from Animal Crackers, Broken Yolk, Creative Crafts, Flat Tail, First Alternative Co-op, The Retreat Day Spa and Salon, and Vertebrata Chiropractic. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Drawing is on Feb. 28. Stop by Furman 104 or email amy.beaderstadt@oregonstate.edu to buy tickets.

Research Office Online Auction: Bid in our online auction Feb. 4-12, for a chance to win several items including a week’s reserved parking, jewelry, candy baskets and bouquets, and bragging rights for Rick Spinrad shaving his head! Items on display in A312 Kerr. Place your bids at http://oregonstate.edu/research/2013fooddrive.

Soup and salad: The Agricultural Sciences and Marine Sciences Business Center will be hosting a soup and salad event on Feb. 7, from 11:30 a.m. until the food runs out, in Hovland Hall, Room 9 , in support of Linn Benton Food Share. Please come and enjoy a variety of delicious homemade soups with salad and bread for $5.

Valentine Cake Walk & Name that Baby Contest: Who doesn’t love delicious desserts just in time for Valentine’s Day? On Thurs., Feb. 14, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., for only $2, enter to win a delicious cake and have fun with your colleagues in the process! At the same time, we will be having the first ever MIME “Name That Baby” Contest. MIME faculty & staff have submitted baby photos and if you can guess who all the “Babies” are, you win a prize. Only $1 to enter. Event location TBA. Email michelle.eck@oregonstate.edu.

Chemistry/Physics Departments Food Drive Raffle: The Chemistry and Physics Department is Raffling off the following items to raise money for Food Drive February. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Purchase your tickets in 153 Gilbert Hall, M-F 8-5. Drawing will be held Feb. 28.
· A Night Under the Stars – a night of star gazing with Physics Instructor Jim Ketter
· Soup for a Month – one month of free soup delivered every Thursday to your home or office, compliments of SoupCycle
· Bathroom Basket – A Periodic Table of Elements Shower Curtain, Beach Towel and an Erlenmeyer Flask Shaped Soap
· A Weekend of Fun – 2x 3 Day General Admission passes to the Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival, 2 Metal OSU Water Bottles, 2 Tubes of Sun Screen and 2 T-Shirts.

Flower Power:Email JoLynn.OHearn@oregonstate.edu to be added to the order site for Gift Wrap, Dahlias, Freesias, Tiger Lilies, Anemones, Peonies and Black Gladiolus. 50% of the profit goes to Linn Benton Food Share. Brought to you by OSU Libraries/ E-Campus/ Outreach & Engagement.

Second Annual Prettiest Pet Contest: Is your pet the cutest? Enter the Prettiest Pet contest to benefit the Food Drive. Submit a photo & $1 entry fee at 300 Kerr Admin Bldg.; entries accepted Jan. 28 through March 1. Vote for your fave by donating from Feb. 4 through March 1; the pet with the most donations wins. Email jessica.king@oregonstate.edu.

News for Employees

NEW! Baccalaureate Core Grants: The Office of APAA announces grant funding for two awards of $5,000 each for academic units or a group of faculty to gather student learning data for Baccalaureate Core assessment undergoing review this year and next year (Speech, Mathematics, Fitness, DPD and certain WIC courses). Additional details can be obtained at http://oregonstate.edu/admin/aa/apaa/assessment/home. For more information, contact Stefani Dawn, 541-737-0919 or Stefani.dawn@oregonstate.edu. Proposal deadline: Feb. 22.

Black History Month Display “Creating an Archival Collection”: the St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal Parish Records” showcases the history of the parish and the creation of an archival collection of the church’s records. The exhibit can be found on the fifth floor of Valley Library in the display case across from the main elevators and will be up through the end of the month. Find out more on the Oregon Multicultural Archives Blog Post and check out the Digital Collection on Flickr . For more information contact: Natalia Fernández, Oregon Multicultural Librarian, and visit the Oregon Multicultural Archives .

NSF – EPA / NSF NSMDS Letters of Intent: The Research Office is requesting letters of intent for the NSF – EPA/NSF Networks for Sustainable Molecular Design and Synthesis program. NSMDS are groups of two or more researchers working in trans-disciplinary fields to promote the development of safe and sustainable chemicals as well as safe and sustainable synthetic procedures. Guidelines here. Information: Debbie Delmore at debbie.delmore@oregonstate.edu. Submission deadline to Research Office: Feb. 11.

NSF – EPA / NSF NCCLC Letters of Intent: The Research Office is requesting letters of intent for the NSF – EPA/NSF Networks for Characterizing Chemical Life Cycle program. NCCLCs will promote development of trans-disciplinary, systems- and molecular-level understanding of the life cycle of important synthetic chemicals and materials. Guidelines here. Information: Debbie Delmore at debbie.delmore@oregonstate.edu. Submission deadline to Research Office: Feb. 11.

Faculty Assessment Travel Grants: The Office of APAA announces grant funding for travel to learn about assessment methods that can be imported for use at OSU for the purpose of improving assessing student achievement of learning outcomes. Additional details can be obtained at http://oregonstate.edu/admin/aa/apaa/assessment/home. Contact Bill Bogley, Director of Academic Programs, Assessment & Accreditation, with questions – 541-737-7463, bill.bogley@oregonstate.edu. Proposal deadline: There is a rolling proposal deadline. Proposals will be accepted until June 15.

NSF – High Performance Computing System Acquisition: Building a More Inclusive Computing Environment for Science and Engineering Letters of Intent: The Research Office is requesting letters of intent for the HPCSA program. The purpose is to generate proposals from Service Provider organizations who are committed to the delivery of world leading High Performance Computing and Data enabled resources through the XD environment. Guidelines. Information: Debbie Delmore at debbie.delmore@oregonstate.edu. Submission deadline to Research Office: Feb. 21.

Research Equipment Reserve Fund (RERF) Spring 2013: The Research Office, Incentive Programs is accepting applications for the RERF Spring 2013 solicitation. The intent of the RERF program is to enable faculty to acquire, repair, renovate, or improve equipment directly used for research. Program description and application: http://oregonstate.edu/research/incentive/rerf. Information: Debbie Delmore at debbie.delmore@oregonstate.edu or (541) 737-8390. Deadline: March 12.

Traffic and maintenance

Oak Creek Building: Due to repairs to the building water system, the domestic cold water will be temporarily shut down while the building back flow devices are repaired and tested. This will affect the entire building. Date: Feb. 12, 6:30 a.m. to noon.

Cordley West parking closure: Due to crane staging and roof top equipment installation the West Parking lot at Cordley Hall will be temporarily closed. Date: Feb. 8, 7 a.m. to noon.

Austin Hall construction: As part of the excavation and site foundation development for the new College of Business Building, Austin Hall, please expect street congestion, noise and vibration associated with this project. Austin Hall will be located to the west of Fairbanks and the Women’s Building. Dates: Jan. 30-April 19.

The College of Education is seeking to hire a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term Head Advisor-Recruiting Specialist. Posting #0010190. Closing date Feb. 7.

Associate Director Design & Construction – Campus Operations is accepting applications for a full- time Professional Faculty position. The individual in this position will be responsible for decision making affecting the Campus Planning, Design and Construction, and Construction Contracts units. Posting #0010148. Closes Feb. 8.

Construction Manager: Campus Operations invites applicants for a full-time Construction Manager position. The individual in this position will oversee construction administration and support planning, design and construction on capital and non-capital projects. Posting #0010199 Closes Feb. 10.

The Residential Education unit of University Housing and Dining Services invites applications for an Assistant Director for Living-Learning Communities. This position will be responsible for development and oversight of Living-Learning Communities within UHDS. Posting #0010132, Closes Feb. 15.

The Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor position. This will be a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month position with a primary focus in the discipline of Agricultural Business Management. The position will begin on Sept. 15. Posting #023550. For full consideration, please submit applications by Feb. 15.

Oregon State University-Cascades in Bend, Oregon is recruiting for a full-time, tenure-track, Associate Professor faculty position. The individual in this position will develop and lead a hospitality management program to be offered at OSU-Cascades. Posting #0009798. Full consideration Nov. 30. Closes Feb. 15.

Occupational Safety Officer- The Environmental Health and Safety unit of Campus Operations is recruiting for a full-time, Professional Faculty position to manage the statewide Occupational Safety Program, assist departments in the implementation of the OSU Safety Management Program, and perform as the backup for the statewide Environmental Protection Compliance Program. Posting #0010157. Closes Feb. 22.

The Oregon State University Foundation has an opening for an experienced and capableAssistant Director for Information Technology Services to assist in the building of a “Best in Class” ITS department. The OSU Foundation offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits. The annual salary range for this position is $75,000 – $85,000. If you are interested in advancing your career in an organization that is making a difference, please complete the Foundation’s job application and send your cover letter and resume to Patricia Kenney, Senior Director, Human Resources

INTO OSU is recruiting for Human Resources Manager. Primary duties include performing generalist duties in a human resource manager role, with additional office administrative tasks. Salary is $50,000 to $55,000 plus benefits. Position is open until filled. For a full description and/or immediate consideration, reply to the link https://home2.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=5018712

The Oregon State University Foundation is recruiting for an experienced and capable Foundation Services Coordinator and Administrative Assistant for Gift Planning. If you are interested in advancing your career in an organization that is making a difference, please complete the Foundation’s job application and send your cover letter and resume to Fran Judy, Sr. HR Coordinator. The OSU Foundation makes hiring decisions on the basis of merit and ability, and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. All positions will be open until filled.

Weather

Corvallis: Unfurl that umbrella, there’s rain ahead, although we’ll all be on the lookout for a little sunlight. By 4 p.m. today we should be experiencing showers, with a high of 50 and a low tonight of 39. Showers expected tomorrow.

Central Oregon: After a partly sunny day, snow showers may move in, and they’re hanging around for a few days. A high of 44 and a low of 29 expected.

Newport: Rain is likely today and into tonight, with more expected tomorrow. A high of 49 and a low of 41 will keep things chilly.